Cushion cover



Aug. 3, 1948. WARANCH 2,446,396

CUSHION COVER Filed Feb. 28, 1945 WI WITNESS g fif??? INVENTOR. 77/5 0 URL- [Mme/v0 BY Patented Aug. 3, 1948 CUSHION COVER Theodore Warancli, Baltimore, Md a'ssignorto The Comfy Manufacturing Company, Baltimore, Md.,-a corporation of Maryland Application February 28, 1945, SerialNo. 580,127

This invention relates to improvements in cushion covers and its principal objects are to provide a cover which can be readily mounted upon or removed from a cushion,which is adjustableto fit snugly and neatly cushions having widely varying sizesand made with varying types of fillings, and which when mounted on the cushion will not'shiftout of position or wrinkle during usage.

The foregoing objects, as well as other objects and advantages, are attained by the cushion cover illustratedin the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1; is a perspective view showing the manner in which the rear of the cover is locked in position-on a cushion; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the cover shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the front of the cover, Fig. 4 is a detailed-view of one of the rear corners ofthe cover and Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of a rear corner of one of the cover panels showing its appearance before the corner seam is made.

As is shown in the drawing, the cover is composedof three panels, 1. e., two covering panels A and B and afront panel C which is connected to the panels A and B at the front of the cover. The two covering panels A and B are similar in construction and are each formed from a substantially rectangularly-shaped blank of fabric of a size greaterthan the top of the largest sized cushion of the particular type for which the cover has been designed. The front corners of each blank intermediate the straight front and side edges thereof are rounded to enable the cover to snugly fit the cornersof the cushion and to enable the covering panels A and B at the forward portions of their sides to be drawn smoothly around the sides of the cushion, as will hereinafter become more clear. At the two rear corners of each of the panels A and B, a rectangular piece of material has been cut out (see. Fig. 5 and the two edges of each cut-out are joined together by a seam (1 .(note Figs. 1, 2, 4 a-nd5 to form a pocketD at each rear corner ofsuchpan'el's, as is shown more clearly in Fig. 4 of: the drawings.

The-frontpanel C is an elongated strip of fabric-which is of substantially equal width for a distance substantially equal to the length of the front edgeof panels A and B and then tapers substantiallyto form two tapering end sections oreXt-ensions C, C'" which are adapted to engage. overthe forward portions of the sides of the cushion and-provide side covering portions therefor. The longitudinal edge portions of the front panel C are connected by seams to the front edges 2 Claims. (01. 155-182) of the covering panels cheated by the pointsa, a, in Fig. 3 of the drawings and to the front portions of the side edges of such panels A and B from the points-a (see Fig. 3 of the drawings). The side portions C, C are such that they extend to the points -c from approximately one-quarter toone-third the length of the side edges of the panels A' and, B.

The seams connecting panels A, Band C are con? tinuous throughout the length of panel A from th'epoints c on one side of the cover to the points; 0 onthe other side of thecover. Breferablynth'e', linesof juncture of panels A, B and C are finished byconnecting therebetween the strips of welting vEancll I in Frorn'thepoints 0,0 of thesicle edgesof the.

panels A and B to the rear ends b, 12' thereof,

such side edge portions of panels and Band the rearedges thereof areprovided withadiustable means for maintaining the overlapped ends" of the cover in interlocked engagement on the cover, as .willhereina'fter be more fully explained. Such meansma'yconsistof a pair of draw strings suitably mounted on saidledge'portionsof panels,

. A and B and the rearedges thereof, in a manner w'ell'known'in the art, or may consist of one' c'onftinuous strip. of stretchable material such as. the elastic tape G illustrated in the drawings; In connecting the elastic tape G to such, edge portions, the outer edge thereof is first laid. substantially flush with; theraw outer edges ofthe. blanks A and B, while the tape is under tens on and such edges of .the "blankto which the tape; is to be attached are flat but not necessarily;v

under any substantial stretch or tension. The; tape is then secured 'to' the fiat edgesof the panels A: and B by overlook or other stitches 9. As a result of the tape being. under tension when'it.

is applied to the edges'jof the panels A an'd'Bf. whenit is allowed'to assume its normal'length,' a'rnultiplicity of1gathers form in the material of panels A and'B along the length of such tape ahdpahels A and B are shaped to enable them to readily contain the cushion to be inserted.

It will be understood from the foregoing, that the fpanelsA and 'B are connectedtogether only? through the length of the panel C, that is, along their front, edges and along the front portions of their side edges from th'e'points a tothe points c thereof. Thus, the'ma'jor portion of thesides of such panels A and B and their rear edges, are disconnected and'separable from eachyother, This construction enables a cushion or pillow'to be" readily "insertedwithin the cover. After the A and 12. which ar n lengths of the of the panels A and B, for example, the panel B as is illustrated in the drawings, is drawn over the rear end of the cushion and then the rear end of the other panel A, is drawn over the end of the cushion in overlapping relation with respect to the rear end of the panel B. Due to the conformation of panels A, B and C, such panels can be drawn snugly and neatly over the front and forward sides of cushions of widely varying sizes, the tapered ends or side portions C, C being pulled rearwardly until the front panel C snugly conforms to the shape of the front end of the cushion and such tapered side portions, as thus fitted, drawing the front side edge portions of panels A and B smoothly over the front end of the cushion and over the sides. Thus, the tapered or triangularly-shaped side portions C, C exert tension on the front panel C and the front ends of panelsA and B to assure a snug fit at the front of the cover and at the same time also draw the free side edges of panels A and B so that'they will substantially cover the sides of the cushion. This latter result is attained with the cooperation of the overlapped relation of the rear portions of tape G which tends to draw together the portions thereof which are connected to the side edges of panels A and B and consequently such side edge portions of panels A and B. The remainder of the cover is snugly drawn over the cushion by the overlap of the rear portions or panels A and B, the frictional engagement of the material and the tensionof the crossed portions of the tape G tending to maintain the cover in position on the cushion without wrinkling. It shall be noted here, that due to the seamed connection of panels A and B with panel C and to the method of attaching the tape G to the raw side edges of panels A and B, the effective pull of such tape is in line with the weltings E and F, while any tendency of panel A to gather or wrinkle is prevented by the tension exerted by such tape on the rear ends of the side portions C, C intermediate the ends of the weltings E and F. Due to the shape of panel C and the above described method of securing the cover inposition on the cushion, the front and sides of panel Cwill always look the same. In other words, the body of panel'C covering the front of the cover will always have the same appearance regardless of the width of the cushion within the longitudinal dimensions of such body, while those end portions of the body of panel C which are drawn around the sides of the cushion, in the case of a narrow cushion, as well as the extensions C, C of such panel, will assume a triangular shape substantially similar to the triangular shapes of the extensions C, C. By reason of the pocket formations D at the rear corners of the panels A and B the cover is effectively locked in position on the cushion and shifting of the several panels while the cover is in use, will be prevented. In this connection, it is preferable that whichever of'the covering panels A and B is to cover .the underside of the cushion, the rear end of such panel should overlap the other panel as this arrangement will more effectively secure theseveral panels in position to assure a good fit and to prevent the panels from shifting out of position.

It will be understood from the foregoing, that while the cover, of. this invention has been particularlyillustrated and described with reference to the type of cushion known as a seat cushion, it will be obvious that it can be used to equal advantage for covering other types of cushions. such as, pillows and mattresses, hence, it is intended that the word cushion in the claims shall include within its meaning, pillows and mattresses, as well as, seat cushions.

I am also aware that various changes and modifications may be made in the particular embodiment of the slip cover disclosed in the drawing without departing from the spirit of the invention, hence, I do not wish to limit myself to such construction but intend to cover all constructions coming within the scope of the following claims. Thus, where in the claims I have used the term contractile fastening means," it will be understood that such term covers drawstrings as well as stretchable tape.

1, A cushion cover comprising a casing having a closed front end forming a pocket for the front end portion of a cushion and adapted to be drawn over and to cover such front end portion, said casing including a cover panel for each of the upper and lower faces of a cushion, each of said cover panels being of a size to extend over and cover a substantial portion of the sides of a cushion and to cover the rear end of a cushion in overlapped relation, a front panel secured along its longitudinal edges to the front edges of said cover panels and having end extensions connected to the side edges of said cover panels to secure the latter in fixed relation to each other, said end extensions being substantially shorter than the side edges of said cover panels and being of substantially triangular form with their apexes directed toward the rear end of thecasing so as to maintain such connected side edge portions of the cover panels drawn over the sides of a cushion, the edges of said cover panels rearwardly of the apexes of said extensions being mutually free from each other, and stretchable means mounted on the free edges of said cover panels and extending thereon from the apex of one extension to the apex of the other extension, said stretchable means being mounted on said free edges to form at the rear ends of said cover panels pockets for embracing the rear end of a cushion, to interlock said rear ends in overlapping relation on the cushion, and to secure the free edges of said cover panels against the inserted cushion.

2. 'A cushion cover made of fabric material comprising a casing having a closed front end forming a pocket of a depth substantially less than the length of said casing in a front-to-rear direction and adapted to be drawn over and to cover the front end portion of a cushion, said casing being composed of three panels adapted to lie snugly on an enclosed cushion and ineluding a cover panel for each of the upper and lower faces of the cushion and a front panel, said cover panels being of a size to extend over and cover a substantial portion of the sides of a cushion and to cover the rear end of a cushion in overlapped relation and to have pockets at the rear ends thereof for covering the rear corners of a cushion in overlapped relation, said front panel being secured along its longitudinal edges to the front edges of said cover panels and having end extensions extending rearwardly along the sides of the casing for a distance substantially less than the length of the side edges of said cover panels, said end extensions being connected to the front portions of the side edges of said cover panels and together with such connected front portions of said cover panels and the body of said front panel forming the aforesaid pocket of the casing, said end extensions diminishing in width toward the rear end of the casing so that their rear ends are substantially less in width than the body of said front panel, the edges of said upper and lower cover panels rearwardly of the ends of said extensions being mutually free from each other, and contractile fastening means mounted on the opposed free edges of said upper and lower cover panels for contracting such free edges of said cover panels to draw the pockets at the rear ends of said cover panels inwardly to embrace the rear end of the cushion, to interlock such rear ends in overlapping relation on the cushion, and to maintain such free edges of said upper and lower cover panels against the inserted cushion.

THEODORE WARANCH.

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